Daily Driver: 1968 Chevrolet Impala Custom

For much of the 1960s, the Chevy Impala was one of the best-selling cars in America. In fact, in 1965, it was THE best-selling car above all others. The 1968 model was part of that generation of the car,… more»

340/4-Speed: 1970 Plymouth Duster Racer

In the 1960s, the Valiant was a solid car, but not necessarily exciting. Plymouth changed that in 1970 when they brought out the Duster, a semi-fastback coupe that was a Valiant in the front and a sporty new car… more»

Rocket 455! 1973 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds

Scattered across nine model years between the 1960s-1980s, Oldsmobile partnered with Hurst Performance to produce special editions of their Cutlass automobiles. These became known as the Hurst/Olds. The 1973 models were the fourth such pass at these limited-production cars,… more»

30k Mile Garage Find: 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7

While the Cougar began life as Mercury’s entrant into the pony car space in 1967, by the time the fourth generation came about in 1977, it had become an intermediate with a variety of body styles. But as the… more»

Big-Block Project: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454

The second-generation Chevelle’s from 1968-72 are some of the most cloned cars out there. They were made during the heyday of the muscle car era and could flat out move. An authentic SS 396 or SS 454 can be… more»

1 Of 1614: 1970 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda

Plymouth offered a lot of hot cars in the early 1970s and one of them was the AAR ‘Cuda, named after Dan Gurney’s All-American Racers in the Trans-Am Series. It was a potent muscle car produced in limited quantities… more»

37k Mile 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Z34 Survivor

For most people, the Chevy Lumina was family car that sold well for GM throughout the 1990s. It had front-wheel drive and a transversely mounted engine – signs of a changing U.S. automobile industry. But the Lumina could also… more»

Cheap Thing: 1974 Volkswagen Thing Project

The VW Thing was known as the Type 181 on its home turf, starting out as a utility vehicle developed for the West German Army. It became available in the civilian market starting in 1968 and enjoyed a run… more»

R1 Survivor: 1963 Studebaker Avanti

Everyone has one or more cars on their “wish I had one list.” In my case, the original Studebaker Avanti would top mine. It was a spectacular, innovative automobile that came along too late to save Studebaker. It was… more»

Garage Find: 1972 Opel Manta

UPDATE 12/28/2020 – We featured this Opel back when it was listed in Montana. Well, the current seller purchased it and trailered it to their friend’s house in California. They’ve washed it and taken more detailed photos showing it’s… more»

Stored 25 Years: 1965 Ford Mustang V8

Everyone knows the story of the Ford phenom, the Mustang. Lee Iacocca and his band of merry men only sold 1.2 million copies of the new pony car in its first 2 ½ years. The coupe was their biggest… more»

Rare Combo? 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS

As it turns out, the Chevy Camaro was an ample competitor in the pony car wars, giving the Mustang a run for its money. And cutting into Ford’s market share. 1968 would be the sophomore year for the sporty… more»

Turbo-Charged V-6: 1985 Buick Riviera T-Type

Sixth-generation Buick Riviera’s were built from 1979-85. For most of the run, you could get them with a turbo-charged V-6, which was renamed the T-Type in 1981. This two-owner car is from the last year of this collection of… more»

BF Classifieds: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine

The Machine was a one-hit wonder from the creative boys at American Motors. Although they had the Javelin and AMX already to compete in the pony car segment of the muscle car craze, they didn’t have an intermediate to… more»

Bad Boat Tail: 1971 Buick Riviera 455

The early ‘70s Buick Riviera is known for its boat-tail styling in the rear and a fastback roofline that was inspired by the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray coupe. Unlike the Corvette, the Riviera was a full-size personal luxury automobile… more»

Assembly Required: 1969 Datsun 1600

In the U.S. market, Nissan sold its cars under the Datsun banner through 1984. One of the most desirable automobiles they sold in the 1960s was the Datsun 1600 2-seat roadster (known as the Fairlady in the homeland). While… more»

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